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Untitled

Victor Semenovich Vilner

1972

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

Contemporary

Dominant colour

Untitled is a 1972 ink by Victor Semenovich Vilner, held at Museum of Modern Art.

Who painted this?: Victor Semenovich Vilner
When & what style?: 1972
Where can I see it?: Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This picture is packed with odd, floating scenes. A giant bearded face looms in the center, peering out like a shadow. Around it, tiny figures scurry—one holds a feather quill, another a top hat, and a woman in a dress balances on a tightrope. Above, a bridge stretches over a city, with two muscular men leaning over it. A framed painting of a nude figure hangs crookedly on the wall. The mix of sizes and styles feels dreamlike, almost like a storybook gone wild. The artist used a printing method that lets details pop in sharp black lines. Look up lithography to see how this technique works.